whats the best complete coilover system for around $1000 for my 1996 EK hatch,,,keep in mind that i plan on swapping a b-series engine into my car.....my car will be a daily driver so nothing too stiff.....but i eventually wanna turn the b-series into a 12/13 second car...so keep that in mind.....thanks guys

 

Teins?

 

also try Koni full threaded coilvers, or TEins SS. I don;t know any review about NEX but they are new,

 

Apexi WS

H&R coilovers

TEIN SS

Tokico


Are some coilovers under 1k.

 

TEIN's are nice

 

jic-magic's sf-1

jic-magic.com

 

teins own

 

What about progress group?

 

with coilovers you are also gonna want a camber kit and that will range from $200 and up so keep that in mind if your on a budget

 

how would the ride be with the tein's i know they are 16 way adjustable, but would it be a bouncy ride, or fairly smooth?


[Modified by FifthGearOnline.com, 5:11 PM 9/29/2002]

 

from personal experience I can tell you that Tein's absolutely own and, with the adjustability, they can be as harsh or stock-ish as you want them. they better your handling so much you'll wonder how you got along without them.

PM Fowler if you want a complete rundown: he's got Tein's with a 5-lug and a b18 in his EK and that thing handles better than a go-kart

 

i run bliestiens (neuspeed set up) on my ek, it handles very good! IMO i think the jdm suspension is kinda a hype, being i dont like fact that most basic coil overs come with progessive rate springs (not good for hard core) and fact that they run stiffer spring rates in front then rear? eric


[Modified by rainmanEK, 1:56 AM 9/30/2002]

 

wouldnt u want stiffer spring rates up front then in the back....more weight up front and wouldnt that help to reduce understeer and keep the car mroe neutral....am i off on this?

 

thanks for the info

 

definitely NEX coilovers.

 

The Tein HA's all the way. Bad *** for the money.

 

What's up with them? I haven't heard any reviews. ???

 

NEX = OBX garbage. Don't waste your money.

TEIN.

I got a set of HA's on my EJ1, I'll never go back to anything else. They are the best handling shocks I've ever owned, and I used to have Koni's with Skunk2 coilovers.

You can get SS or HA for around $1000.

PM me if you're interested.

 

teins

 

you will have to wait till i save up that kinda cash
wants to get the tein ss's this winter

 

ZEALs check out http://www.aj-racing.com for prices.

 

ok u guys make up mt mind...so which is it...TEIN HA's or SS's ...and whats the difference

 

Stiffer back spring help induce oversteer/reduce understeer in a FF chassis.

 

i always thought it was the other way around

 

Think of it this way. It's almost like a hockey skate. Lets say you are skating and you want to carve a nice left turn circle. Your outside leg (right) is going to be bent and somewhat absorb the the forces created by the turn. If you go into that turn with your right leg completely stiff or strait, then the skate is just going to wash out and you'll end up in the wall.

If the right front of your car is very stiff and you go around a left hand turn the same this will happen. The tire gets too much force acted upon it and it'll break loose. With the front somewhat soft it'll grab more. Likewise in the rear. With the right rear stiff (and w/ a big anti-sway bar) there will be more of a load transferred to that tire and it will want to break loose.

With a soft stock suspension you can go around a left hand corner, nail the gas, and feel the right rear squat absorbing the force. Now if that corner of the car had a fixed steel bar as it's spring/shock then there would be no absorbing done and the tire would have too much force put on it to keep traction (like the stiff leg ice skating). So for someone who wants oversteer, keep the rear stiff and leave the front a bit softer. Sway bars can also play a BIG role in creating over and understeer.

G